The very idea of organization : social ontology today : Kantian and Hegelian reconsiderations /

The very idea of organization : social ontology today : Kantian and Hegelian reconsiderations /

The Very Idea of Organization presents a philosophical account of the phenomenon of organization. It takes as its starting point a debate in organization studies about the foundations of organizational research. This debate, however, is running into difficulties regarding the basic concept of the re...

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Main Author: Krijnen, Christian.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Boston : Brill, 2015.

Series: Critical Studies in German Idealism 16.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2015, ISBN: 9789004287471.

Subjects:

Kant, Immanuel, > 1724-1804.
Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, > 1770-1831.
Organizational sociology > Philosophy.
Ontology.
Electronic books.

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Call Number: HM786 .K75 2015eb

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction
  • 1 What is Organization? From Organization Theory to Organizational Ontology
  • 2 Towards an Idealist Social Ontology-Criticisms and Challenges
  • 3 Constructing Social Reality-From Kantian Transcendental Philosophy to a Hegelian Concept of the Social
  • 4 Social Reality as Existence of Freedom-Hegelian versus Kantian Idealism on Actualizing Validity
  • 5 The Very Idea of Organization-Phenomenology Revisited
  • 6 The Very Idea of Organization-A Hegelian Account
  • Epilog
  • References
  • Index of Names
  • Index of Terms.